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Catch up on the latest news, breakthroughs, and announcements from biotechnology companies making advancements in cell and gene therapies.

Intellia Therapeutics received clearance to enroll patients from the US in the global phase 2 portion of its clinical trial earlier this month.

The associate professor of neurology at Columbia University spoke about the current and future treatment landscape in ALS.

OCU400 is also being evaluated in other retinal degeneration indications.

The Lillehei professor in stem cell and regenerative cardiovascular medicine at the University of Minnesota spoke about the session she chaired at the 2023 MDA Clinical and Scientific Conference.

In November 2022, BrainStorm received a refusal to file letter from the FDA for the biologics license application of NurOwn.

The FDA will determine the acceptability of the BLA within the next 60 days.

Krystal Biotech's investigational topical gene therapy has shown promise in DEB. It is designed to deliver COL7A1 and restore C7 protein in patients with the rare disorder.

The co-CEO of BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics spoke on the supporting data for the investigational ALS cell therapy that will be discussed at the meeting, and expectations for it.

The company's persistence in bringing NurOwn to the market amidst negative regulatory feedback has garnered an AdComm meeting.

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The Delphi panel considerations were informed by safety data from 3 clinical trials of the therapy, and included vomiting, myocarditis, acute liver injury, and immune-mediated myositis.

Direct Biologics’ ExoFlo is also being evaluated for the treatment of COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome.

The patient was treated at the new fifth dose level and had concomitant metapneumovirus infection.

The Amplo Biotechnology gene therapy showed positive findings in mouse models, suggestive of the therapy’s development for use in a clinical setting. The AAV therapy delivers DOK7 gene, which has shown benefit in neuromuscular disorders.

Data from the HOPE-2-OLE were presented in a late-breaking session at the 2023 MDA Conference.

All children included in the analysis achieved swallowing, oral nutrition, and airway protection outcomes.

Investigators plan to present full results from the OS analysis of the phase 3 ZUMA-7 trial at an upcoming medical meeting.

Presented at MDA 2023, the gene therapy (also known as delandistrogene moxeparvovec) showed significant improvements on NSAA total score, 10-meter walk/run scores, and time to rise scores relative to an external control cohort.

The chief medical officer of QurAlis discussed the antisense oligonucleotide therapy QRL-201.

Individual items on RULM revealed meaningful improvements in participants from the SHINE and CHERISH studies.

New data from a single-site, first-in-human study were presented at the 2023 MDA Conference.

The director of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research at the FDA discussed his keynote speech at the 2023 MDA Conference.

Data from the phase 4 RESPOND trial were presented at the 2023 MDA Conference.

The barrier is an essential part of keeping the brain safe, but it also prevents the immune system from eliminating brain cancer tumors.

Ahead of the May 29, 2023, action date, the FDA is now seeking to hold an advisory committee meeting on Sarepta’s investigational agent SRP-9001 (also known as delandistrogene moxeparvovec) for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Patients in the UK with r/r multiple myeloma may still be able to access the CAR-T through ongoing clinical trials, which are not impacted by the decision.

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Intergalactic Therapeutics’ IG-002 utilizes a proprietary non-viral delivery method.

Jeffrey S. Chamberlain, PhD, Professor and McCaw Chair, Muscular Dystrophy, and director, Sen. Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, discussed the potential use of microdystrophin as an end point for clinical evaluations of gene therapies for DMD.